December 01, 2016

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I pen this down on a rainy afternoon of December 1st. This monthly cafe guide, which I have pushed for to be delivered consistently the 1st day of the month since years back, has literally become a kind of a diary for me. A reminder that the year is going past, fast.

Since then, many other websites have also started a monthly compilation. It’s great, provides all of us with more points of reference.

This IS the month of Christmas, a reminder that sometimes it would be good to gather friends to have a chat over coffee. A SLOW one. No constant checking of handphones, no Instagram-food-over-friends, no rush.

Anyway…pardon me, it’s just me getting into the December mood, while I am still imagining myself having iced latte at some faraway place.

Fans of Descendants Of The Sun DOTS should be familiar with this café, where “Big Boss” Song Joong Ki had coffee with Song Hye-kyo in the drama series, several times.

The good news is, the Korean cafe is going to open in Singapore at The Centrepoint this December.

Located on the first floor of The Centrepoint, the 3,000 sq ft space will be designed to exude a modern pop vibe, and is decorated with speakers, gallery frames and other unique music-themed ornaments.

Descendants of the Sun fans will be happy to take some photos with the brand’s iconic plushies from the show. Other dal.komm COFFEE merchandise such as mugs and tumblers are also available for purchase from the retail corner.

Note: The plushies cost $89.90 for the big, and $29.90 for the small. A minimum spending of $20 on the food/drinks is required before you can purchase them. Yes, they are serious about this. dal.komm Coffee (Centrepoint)

A F.R.I.E.N.D.S themed café Central Perk Singapore has finally opened at Central Mall Magazine Road (Note: NOT Clarke Quay Central, though they are nearby.)

This is the only cafe outside of the United States that has been granted the intellectual property rights by Warner Brothers.

There are pieces of Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler, and Ross found all around. Some iconic features include Monica’s kitchen, Rachel’s runaway wedding dress, Phoebe’s cat (found in the guitar case), Chandler and Joey’s foosball table.

The dishes on the menu are decided after the team watched the entire show and picked out representative food items.

Popular Sanrio Character Gudetama finally has its own café in Singapore at Suntec City. How EGG-citing.

In terms of food, I would say better than Hong Kong’s, more promising than some of the other character cafes in Singapore, but will probably need some tweaking. Some of the savouries were slightly on the saltier side. Cakes could have been more moist.

Bangkok’s famous Greyhound Café has opened in Singapore. The 2,600 square feet, 100-seater Greyhound Café Singapore at Level 1 of high-end Paragon Orchard, appears to have re-created some of the ambience.

The Spicy Spaghetti Thai Style ($26) was one of the better recommendations, with the pasta given a lift from the kick of the chillies and fresh peppercorn. Then again, at this price, you could get a decent hand-made version at an Italian restaurant. Greyhound Café Singapore (Paragon)

The Coconut Club got into the foodie limelight recently with their $12.80 Nasi Lemak, served at the hipster district of Ann Siang Hill.

They specialise in serving up plates of fragrant Nasi Lemak ($12.80), coupled with traditional local sides such as charcoal-grilled Otak Otak ($8.50), Ikan Goreng (market price) and Cendol ($3.80).

Here is what’s so special about the rice: Old crop Thai Jasmine Rice is used. Coconuts are from one specific plantation in Sabak Bernam, and type is called the MAWA (The Malaysian West African strain).

Tai Cheong Bakery has officially opened a NEW Cha Chaan Teng eatery at 31 Lorong Liput Holland Village.
Unlike the outlet at Ngee Ann City, this will be a 60-seater sit-down eatery. This is the brand’s FIRST dine-in concept ever.

Exclusive items to look forward to include a Durian and Cheese tart, just sold at this outlet.

Though I found this slightly too sweet for my liking, so not exactly yum-yum for me.I expected that taro layer to be softer and more moist (even like orh nee), which would bring the overall taste a level up.

Plus point: their cakes are supposedly made traditionally from scratch without using any pre-mix.